Chapter 356: Disappointing Griffin
Crawford was defeated, and Leonard added one more man to his frozen record.
The Clippers are now in danger, and after the most capable Crawford was beaten into a prototype, the Spurs rushed to attack, if it weren't for Billups and Hill to give the team a three-pointer to continue their lives, the Clippers would have been directly cleaned up by the Spurs.
The Spurs played a perfect team offense and perfectly suppressed the Clippers from the momentum, but the Clippers refused to admit defeat, they had been pushed to the edge of the cliff, so they couldn't afford to lose again.
Therefore, although the team does not have a particularly powerful star now, and Crawford is also frozen by Leonard, the Clippers have not given up, and each of them has launched a "suicidal" charge, rushing in as soon as they get the ball, and having a close contact with the Spurs' interior line, whether they score or not, they are right.
Affected by this style of play of "killing a thousand enemies and losing 800 yourself", the Spurs also paid some price inside, with Whiteside and Dio both committing two fouls.
Of course, the Clippers will definitely not have a good time, they ate three or four hats and were made two offensive fouls, especially those blood caps, which have to be sturdy!
The person who is covered has no face, the key is that this is the home court of the Clippers, this is covered so badly, the team doesn't have to lose face! And it's covered a lot, and the morale is gone.
However, under the impact of the Clippers' outside line, the Spurs do have some unbearable conditions. In particular, there are a lot of inside fouls, and the two starting inside lines are two fouls before halftime, which is a bit much, especially now that the Spurs interior big man Duncan is not there, the original interior strength has been weakened a lot, and if the remaining interior big man will be killed by the Clippers, it will blow up.
"Change formation, blockade!" Leonard is now the team's defensive commander-in-chief, and after seeing the opponent keep killing his interior with suicidal breakthroughs, Leonard decisively arranged a new defensive tactic, and the outside players must join forces to protect their interior teammates and not let the interior players be affected by fouls anymore.
The Clippers suddenly found themselves unable to rush into the Spurs' interior to make fouls as easily as they had just now, and the Spurs' outside suddenly increased their defense, completely blocking the route to break through, and it was difficult for the Clippers to cheat an inside foul.
The situation on the court has changed again, and the Clippers' offense is now a bit weak, or there is no powerful attack point at all......
Coach Del Negro had no choice but to ask for a timeout, otherwise the game would be even more difficult.
The Clippers bench was panting and panting, and the mental and physical stress was already exhausting them.
Crawford, in particular, now that he was covered with a towel and didn't want to talk.
After being frozen by Leonard, Crawford was 0 out of 5, and his hand was completely cold, and now Crawford was already in a state of wandering spirit on the field, and there was no way to score at all.
As for Billups and Hill, the two of them have done their best, and now that they have played almost half the game, their stamina is almost exhausted.
If it weren't for the two of them desperately shooting three points just now, the Clippers would have been sunk by the Spurs.
As for the Clippers' two interior lines, they almost have no sense of presence today, not only are they not good at offense, but they can't even get out of the defense they are good at.
Jordan Jr. forget it, but the problem is Griffin, Paul is not here today, Griffin should be the core of the Clippers, but I don't know what's wrong, today's Griffin is in no state.
Crawford had a convulsion at the beginning, and it was okay to share the pressure for him, and after Crawford was frozen by Leonard, Griffin didn't know if he had rested for too long, he had no feeling at all, and he couldn't grab Whiteside with rebounds.
This is simply turned into waste chaifen in an instant......
Del Negro was so dissatisfied that he rushed to Griffin and began to roar:
"Blake! What are you playing tonight! You won't be able to play!! ”
Griffin was already very tired because of the double pressure of mental and physical, and his mood was already very unhappy, at this time, the head coach didn't even know how to come and yell at himself, Griffin's first reaction was to prepare to drop the towel and yell back!
But apparently he still noticed that this was Staples, his home turf, and it was a bit bad to lose his temper here with so many people watching, so Griffin stubbornly suppressed the anger in his heart, and instead asked hard, "What's wrong?" ”
Del Negro is about to blow up, what's wrong? You're playing like yourself, and now you're embarrassed to ask what's wrong?
Laughing angrily, del Negro asked directly, "Who are you?" ”
Griffin didn't know what this meant, and was suddenly a little puzzled, and his anger was temporarily put down.
"Griffin, that's the name of the mythical griffin! That's the king of the sky! What about you? Who are you? It's just a little reptile! Look at your pathetic look! You don't deserve this last name at all! ”
Griffin fought violently, looking condescendingly at Coach Del Negro, this time Del Negro was tough, he bravely looked at Griffin without flinching at all.
"Am I wrong? Look at your data today! Not even the newcomer opposite! You're embarrassed to say your name is Griffin?! ”
The anger in Griffin's heart was ignited again, but he was angry not with the coach, but at himself.
Once upon a time, Griffin thought he was a savior, he was the hero chosen to save the Clippers, but what he didn't expect was that he was reimbursed by injury in the first year of his career.
And the next year, Griffin made a strong comeback, playing close to 20+10 data in his rookie season, and violent dunks made people shout that the Clippers ushered in a fierce general, but the problem is that although Griffin's personal data is beautiful, the Clippers still did not improve, and they still can't make the playoffs.
It wasn't until Paul came over that the Clippers regained their true form as a strong team, and Griffin, with Paul's help, took his stats one step further and became a top talent on the top, and the team also made the playoffs.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that after Paul came over, Griffin was the second master, Paul was the captain, and Griffin was a first mate at best.
Although Griffin was very welcome when Paul came over at that time, it did not mean that Griffin was willing to give up the opportunity to be the boss, after all, everyone wanted to be the boss, which is normal.
Finally, in this game, the Clippers situation is in crisis, and Paul can't play, if Griffin can seize the opportunity, then he can play a turnaround! If he does a good job, he still has a chance to replace Paul.
But now it seems that this situation is unrealistic, Griffin, he doesn't even seem to have the possibility of becoming a hero......
Really, disappointing......